Garment-supporter



A. OBERG. GARMENT SUPPORTER- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. .13. 1911;

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

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ASTRID OBERG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

Application filed September 13, 1917.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, As'rRn) OBERG, a citizen of Sweden, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment supporters and more particularly to a device intended primarily as a diaper support for infants use. One object is to provide a garment supporter of this class that is used without pins and consequently without danger of injury to the infant. further object is to provide a device of this class that is adjustable, simple in construction, efiicient in operation and cheap to manufacture. With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved garment supporter illustrating its application.

Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the elastic insert provided.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout.

The reference numeral 1 denotes the infants undershirt, 2 the diaper and 3 the stockings. The diaper is placed upon the infant so that it encircles the hips, the lower end being folded in between the legs and the upper part passing about the waist underneath the undershirt. I provide a bellyband 4- provided at one end with buttons 5 and at the opposite end with buttonholes 6 to receive said buttons. The belly-band is also provided with tabs 7 provided with buttonholes to receive the buttons 8 of the undershirt whereby the belly-band is sup- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Serial No. 191,192.

ported. The belly-band is preferably provided with an elastic insert 8 to make it pliable and adjustable. I also provide leg bands 9 provided with elastic inserts, ends of which are adapted to button together similar to the belly band, said leg bands being connected to the belly-band by the straps 10. Elastic suspension straps 11 carried by the belly band carry fasteners 12 adapted for engagement with buttons 13 of the stockings.

The diaper to be supported has one end disposed beneath the undershirt 1 and the belly-band that extends about the undershirt and holds its lower end in engagement with the upper end of the diaper, the lower ends of the diaper being tucked into the stockings. The undershirt, diaper and stockings are now neatly and positively retained in position.

WVhat is claimed is A garment supporter for infants comprising a belly band with an elastic insert and having a series of fastening members on one end. and a cooperating series of receivers for said members on the opposite end for adjustment of the band, upwardly extending tabs on the band for engagement with fastening members to be disposed on an undergarment, a pair of integral suspension straps depending from said band, a leg band integral with the lower end of each of said straps and having an elastic insert, adjustable fastening means on the ends of the leg bands, and stocking supporters integral with the belly band and depending therefrom adjacent the suspension straps.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing wit- H. J. SANDERS. 

